Royal Rumble Preview and Predictions
With Royal Rumble, arguably the most important WWE PPV since it sets up most of the years storylines takes place tonight in San Antonio. Here is your previews and predictions for all of the matches:
The Hardys v. MNM
This fight has been in the makings since before Armageddon when Nitro and Jeff Hardy were going back and forth for the IC title. Armageddon directly set this match up when a botched ladder move busted Mercurys face open and the rest is history. Expect a good match here with the Hardys being rather experienced and high flying wrestlers not to mention that we get to see Melina’s entrance.
Prediction: MNM via pinfall w/ help from Melina
ECW World Title: Bobby Lashley v. Test
This match by far has the least fan support so I suspect (or hope) it will be a quick match. Not sure what WWE plans to offer for us here that we haven’t seen on ECW that past few weeks but particularly Lashley’s win this past week in the exact same match.
Prediction: Lashley retains
World Heavyweight Title: Mr. Kennedy v. Batista
Although this fight has been building up for long before the SmackDown Beat the Clock Sprint that timed two episode challege set this match up several weeks ago. Kennedy is a potential champ but with Batista winning the title not long ago combined with the shows storyline Kennedy probably has little chance. Should be a good match however since both wrestlers usually put on a good show.
Prediction: Batista retains. There is a rare chance that Kennedy wins the title only to have Batista win it back before Wrestlemania.
WWE Championship: John Cena v. Umaga
Yeah like there is any chance of Umaga taking the title from Cena. I mean sure there is the outlying possibility that he could but I don’t forsee him ever becoming more than a Somoan Bulldozer, not a champion. It will be interesting to watch what develops not only with this feud but whether Shawn Michaels emerges as a contender for the championship.
Prediction: Cena retains
The Royal Rumble
The 30 man royal rumble is the staple of the event and sets up matches and storyline for the next 2+ until wrestemania and beyond. Even though there are 30 competitors only a handful are real contenders.
This year the WWE departed from doing qualifying matches and instead opted to do tuneup over the top challenges this past week instead. Also this year ECW has been added to the mix.
A win by an ECW extremist is unlikely at best although having CM Punk in a wrestlemania title match might get a good fan response. Most likely WWE will opt to go with either Khali or Undertaker for the win because of the recent hype they have been giving the wrestlers recently. I would expect to see them in the top 5 if not the top 2.
Prediction: Undertaker. SmackDown has been hinting at a Batista/Undertaker title match at Wrestlemania and I think this is the year that Undertaker finally wins the rumble to move on to Wrestlemania.
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